In this week’s episode of Slate’s sports podcast Hang Up and Listen, Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca are joined by Baseball Prospectus’ Sam Miller to discuss Major League Baseball’s sudden-death playoff games and other matters both statistical and philosophical. They also ponder whether the read-option is on the ascendance or the decline in the NFL. Finally, they look at the Cuban government’s decision to let its athletes play for pay abroad.

Here are links to some of the articles and other items mentioned on the show: